Morning Briefing: Mets Willing to Deal Young Infielders

Good morning, Mets fans! HBD to OMG singer Candelita, aka Jose Iglesias.

The Mets are among the teams showing interest in trading for Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera, a source told Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. MMO’s James Villani has more on the report and on Cabrera here.

Cabrera, 27, went 8-7 with a 3.53 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and struck out 150 in a career-high 137 2/3 innings pitched for Miami last year. The Marlins are “listening” to offers from the Mets, Cubs and Yankees, Jackson reported. The Astros and Orioles asked about the right-hander earlier in the offseason.

Sources also told Chris Kirschner and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that the Yankees were in on Cabrera. The right-hander is under team control through 2028 and MLB Trade Rumors projects that he will earn $3.7 million in arbitration this season.

The Mets, according to MLBTR, are willing to deal from their surplus of young infielders in Ronny Mauricio, Mark Vientos and Luisangel Acuña. New York could also look at sending a young pitcher back to Miami in a deal.

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Lenny Dykstra, 62, will face charges after a Pennsylvania state trooper said he found drugs and drug-related equipment during a traffic stop about 25 miles east of Scranton, per Zach Powell of The Athletic. Dykstra was a passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra truck when it was pulled over for a code violation. Police did not ID the driver of the vehicle or specify more details about the charges or what drugs were involved.

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Royals manager Matt Quatraro agreed to a three-year contract extension that carries through the 2029 season. The deal also includes a team option for 2030. Quatraro has managed Kansas City for three years, guiding them to back-to-back winning seasons (2024-2025) for the first time since 2013-2015.

Infielder Paul DeJong and the Yankees have agreed to a minor-league deal that includes a spring training invite. The 32-year-old will earn $1 million if he makes the team. DeJong posted a .642 OPS in 57 games with the Nationals last year.

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There are still lots of great players available in free agency. James Villani provides a list organized by FanGraphs WAR.

James Villani also has a list of the Mets’ 10 non-roster invitees.

On This Date in Mets History

1994: Vince Coleman is traded to the Royals for Kevin McReynolds.

2004: Tug McGraw, who made “Ya Gotta Believe” the rallying cry of the 1973 NL champion Mets, died at 59. The Mets played 2004 with the slogan on their uniform sleeves.

2010: New York signs free agent Jason Bay to a four-year, $66 million contract after he hit a career-high 36 homers for Boston. He hit 26 homers in 288 games with the Mets.

Born on This Date: Jose Iglesias (1990), Eduardo Escobar (1989), Nori Aoki (1982), Charlie Hough (1948).

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